Tickets went on sale via Ticketmaster at 10am today - Thursday, June 1 - but by 10.06am they had all been snapped up, according to the M.E.N.

Fans hoping to get hold of the £40 tickets were taken to a virtual queue where they were told they “almost there”.

But users attempting to get tickets after 10.06am were unable unable to go any further.

Three of the biggest secondary ticketing sites have all refused to list the tickets in a bid to stop touts profiting from the event.

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All proceeds raised from the gig that will see some of the world’s biggest pop stars come together on Sunday June 4 will go towards the We Love Manchester Emergency Fund - set up to support families and those affected by atrocity which took place last Monday.

The fundraising event at the Emirates Old Trafford cricket ground will see 50,000 fans come out to support those affected, injured and bereaved by the horrific terror attack which killed 22 people .